4 ms·
China's "maglev" is a short train to the airport. It's for demonstration purposes only. Japan's maglev is connecting the largest city in the world with one of
by midoridensha 3y ago
China's "maglev" is a short train to the airport. It's for demonstration purposes only.
Japan's maglev is connecting the largest city in the world with one of its other largest cities. When complete, it'll connect the 3 largest metro areas in the country together. Japan already has a bullet train that does exactly this, and it makes tons of money, and it's been doing so since the 1960s.
- ororroro 3y agoJapan's commercial maglev is not yet completed. All current Japanese high speed services are conventional rail. There is a small test track for maglev and an under-construction commercial maglev with no public completion date (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C5%AB%C5%8D_Shinkansen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C5%AB%C5%8D_Shinkansen).
- midoridensha 3y ago>with no public completion date Wrong, the first leg will be complete in 2027. It takes some time because 90% of it is underground. Yes, it's not completed yet, but it doesn't matter: it's virtually guaranteed to be profitable, just because the current shinkansen are.